Tag: Pfizer
90-year-old Ireland Woman Becomes First Patient To Receive Pfizer Covid Vaccine
A 90-year-old woman from Ireland named Margaret Keenan on Tuesday became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine as part of the mass vaccination programme being rolled out across the UK. ....
Made In India Vaccines Most Cost Effective In The World: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday emphasised that India is entering into a decisive battle against Covid-19, as the country prepares for the Made in India vaccination drive from January 16. ....
Pfizer Withdraws Application For Covid Vaccine In India
Pfizer has decided to withdraw its application for Emergency Use Authorisation of its Covid-19 vaccine in India. ....
Pfizer, BioNTech Start Clinical Trial Of Omicron-specific Covid-19 Vaccine
German biotechnology company BioNTech and US company Pfizer have started clinical trials of an Omicron-based Covid-19 vaccine candidate in healthy adults from 18 through 55 years of age, the companies have said. ....
Expert Panel's Meet On Covid Vaccine Approval Begins
Key meeting of drug regulator's expert panel is currently underway to take a call on the emergency use approval sought by Serum Institute of India, Bharat Biotech and Pfizer for their Coronavirus vaccines.....
Stung By China, Brazil Turns To India For Covid-19 Vaccine
Let down by the Chinese vaccine candidates which have run into a major credibility crisis, Brazil has now turned to India to secure consignments of the more reliable AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine made by the Pune-based Serum Institute of India. ....
Sputnik V-makers Have Agreed To Supply Vaccine To Delhi: CM Kejriwal
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the manufacturers of Sputnik V have agreed to supply the Russian anti-Covid vaccine to Delhi. ....
Pfizer Says Its Covid Vaccine 90.7% Effective In Kids Aged 5-11
Pfizer and its partner BioNTech said their Covid-19 vaccine is safe and 90.7 per cent effective against symptomatic coronavirus in children aged 5 to 11. ....
US FDA Approves 1st Oral Pill By Pfizer To Treat Covid
As Omicron variant spreads globally, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an emergency use authorisation (EUA) for the Pfizer antiviral pill to treat Covid-19 along with caution for people with certain pre-existing conditions -- heralding a new era for the future, over-the-counter treatment of the deadly respiratory disease that has killed millions. ....
British Indian Couple Among 1st In World To Receive Covid Vaccine
As UK began one of the largest vaccination drives, an Indian-origin couple in their 80s became one of the first few people to receive the recently approved Coronavirus vaccine. ....
